Events for April 30, 2017

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The Holburne Museum is proud to announce the UK’s first exhibition devoted to the Bruegel dynasty, including recent attributions for two paintings from the Museum’s own collection. Bruegel: Defining a Dynasty unravels the complex Bruegel family tree, revealing the originality and diversity of Antwerp’s famous artistic dynasty across four generations through 35 works, including masterpieces […] Find out more »

St Pancras International welcomes the Poetry Periscope as it reaches the last stop of its year long, national tour! The Poetry Periscope will reside in St Pancras for the next three months, allowing commuters and visitors the chance to enjoy a host of poetry from Els Moors, Jackie Kay and Jan Wagner (among many more) as they pass through […] Find out more »

★★★★★ The Times, Mail on Sunday ★★★★ The Telegraph, The Guardian, Evening Standard Explore the extraordinary relationship between two great Italian masters, Michelangelo and Sebastiano del Piombo, who found common ground in the fiercely competitive world of High Renaissance Rome. Having met in Rome in 1511, as Michelangelo was finishing his decoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Sebastiano and he became friends and began collaborating artistically. Their […] Find out more »

7 Opere PER la Misericordia is a unique project about solidarity and art and involves 33 international artists. Inspired by The Seven Acts of Mercy the artists kindly and generously donated their art works to the Pio Monte della Misericordia. The Pio Monte della Misericordia is a charitable institution funded in 1602 with the aim to provide assistance, support and […] Find out more »

‘It is difficult to imagine a more rewarding and enjoyable night out’ What’s On Stage “Ground-breaking new theatre from across Europe” The Guardian “ A bonanza of European performance” The Stage BEST of BE FESTIVAL’s tour showcases three of the festival’s favourite shows from Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Birmingham’s BE FESTIVAL features a genre-bending selection […] Find out more »

Witness a world disrupted, shocked and changed forever From the fall of Russia’s last Tsar to the rise of the first communist state, this definitive exhibition takes a fresh look at the Russian Revolution 100 years on. With rarely seen items from both sides of the conflict – from a first edition of the Communist […] Find out more »

Ongoing

Explore the work of designer and artist Josef Frank (1885-1967) in the first-ever UK exhibition of his textiles. The Austrian-born architect moved to Sweden in 1933, where he developed his colourful brand of modernism, working with Estrid Ericson on furniture, glassware, lighting and interior design ideas. Together they redefined what is regarded as Swedish Modern. […] Find out more »

Visionary artist Geta Brătescu (b. 1926), a pivotal figure in the history of post-war Romanian art and Romania’s representative for this year’s Venice Biennale, is celebrated at the Camden Arts Centre with a major exhibition that spans a lifetime of creation through media as diverse as performance, textiles, collage, print-making, installation and film. The project, […] Find out more »

The first major UK exhibition of new and existing pieces by Pavla and Lucia Sceranková brings together a body of work reflecting the constellations of visual, material and conceptual references that inform their practices. Highly responsive to context, the sister duo have developed the show in response to the unique architecture of the Pump House […] Find out more »

An Islamic art exhibition celebrating the Prophet Muhammad’s 1446th birthday with works by prominent Turkish calligraphers. Hilye-i Şerîf is an Islamic art form consists texts that describe the Prophet Muhammad physical as well as moral beauty in the best manner possible into superb works of art as calligraphy and illumination. The art collection features […] Find out more »

4:10 pm

As part of the global celebrations for the International Jazz Day, Institut Français presents Louis Malle’s mesmerising debut film, “Ascenseur pour l’échafaud” (Lift to the Scaffold) featuring Miles Davis’s legendary score. ‘Nouvelle Vague’ before such a concept truly existed, this richly atmospheric thriller of murder and mistaken identity unfolds over one restless Parisian night. Preceded by […] Find out more »